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I have two Chapuis shotguns, 16 ga and 20. Love them both. Have taken the 20 to both Argentina and Hungary. Never a single problem and the 20 is still as tight as new.
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Some would say that the Brits never came up with anything to compete with the Darne. Then again, maybe they didn't want to! I suspect that the answer is 'didn't want to'! I have seen several nice-looking Darne guns (only in photos, I've never handled one) but the relatively cumbersome opening/reloading process would not suit the fast action of driven shooting. The 'relatively cumbersome opening/reloading process' is an assumption on my part, and I'm willing to be proved wrong. Nigel I've owned one and played with quite a few others. Agree that they would not be my choice for driven shooting, especially not if the action is pretty fast.
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Thats a neat gun, are you sure its french?
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I think it was from the period between the wars. Proofed in St. Etienne. 6.5 chambers. 17.1 ga. with all the French" choke rectifie. acier de puree garantil suete. etc, etc.
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That's a good-looking gun - sleek, svelte and screaming "French". Handles like a dream, right?
fiery, dependable, occasionally transcendent
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"Soup steel"??? 
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I think it was from the period between the wars. Proofed in St. Etienne. 6.5 chambers. 17.1 ga. with all the French" choke rectifie. acier de puree garantil suete. etc, etc. Gil, Are you sure about all the French spellings? I can't reconcile 'purée' with 'acier'. Just being interested here, not critical. Nigel
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